Hi! We are a small mini horse rescue/sanctuary located in Horsetown USA (Norco, CA)
We offer Mini
Everyone is done 💙
Huge thank you to Dr. Tiffany and the new techs at SoCal Equine Hospital for taking care of my babies!
Oakleys mouth was in the worst shape as suspected 🥺 he no longer can have hay and has to be on a fully soaked pellet diet. Poor old man had the worst teeth in a mini they’ve ever seen
And a huge thank you to Breanna Enborg for her generous donation to get two of them done ❤️
Next Week, these 5 babies are taking a trip down to SoCal Equine Hospital to get their Teeth done!
If you would like to sponsor one of them to get their teeth done, it is only $50! 💕
You can call SoCal Equine Directly, and ask to donate to my account
Or I accept Venmo, PayPal and Zelle!
I will gladly provide receipt ♥️
I’m definitely concerned about little Oakley dude. His teeth are so bad you can feel them on his cheeks, and it hurts 😞 clearly his previous owner never got them done
Update on NOW, Maisy Moo (Flower wasn’t sticking, but Maisy Is the final name hahah)
She has QUICKLY learned, that people are awesome. And now I can blanket her and halter her and walk up to her with no issues (it may or may not have been the carrots and apple snack treats 😂)
She’s so smart!! She’s only worn a halter for 4 days, and spent a total of maybe 45 min tied to a fence…..and look at her now ❤️ HALTER BROKE (I’m sure we will still have tantrums of leading but, at least she knows what she’s supposed to do)
She’s eating good, and putting on weight already ❤️ and overall seems to have more life in her
Oakley 💙
This lil guy was supposed to head to another rescue friend of mine…but some stuff happened and now he’s here.
He is in his mid-late twenties. Standing a whopping 27” tall!! Little stallion (too late to geld at this point but he doesn’t seem to know he’s a stallion anymore) Appears to have an old injury to his eye and the eye has receded into his skull and looks to have a cataract on top of that.
He also has a horrible wheezy cough resulting from possible COPD.
He was being stalled with a mare, that appears to have pushed him away from any sorts of food. Under they hair is bones.
So far, he seems to really enjoy Red. Which is nice because, Red was pitcasted by all the mares 😞
Hi Friends ♥️
I wanted to come on here and say, that for a while…..I will be taking a step back from the rescue scene.
There has been a huge hike up in price of hay, etc…and even the prices of these minis that need help Is just unreal. They’re wanting $1500-$3500 for crippled, old old minis.
I am also exhausted from trying to help people, and being completely turned on and painted as the bad guy. Lots of drama in the rescue world
My #1 priority is the horses. Not peoples feelings. But at the same time, sometimes the backlash is just a little too much for my sensitive self lol
I will still update with news on the ones we have, and we did just get one more. But….I will not be able to bring anymore in for a little while until prices go down, and the mental break from drama is over.
We love you guys ❤️
Snickers and Muffin 💕 our little dwarves
Our Forevers 🥰
The old boys got their hair brushed out, which was much needed as they were both extremely matted, and they got braids!
Their manes are SO thick and beautiful!
Both boys must have enjoyed it because they stood there the whole time unhaltered the whole time and rested their heads low 💕
Cheddar has now been on Remission and Bute for 2 days and this morning he actually showed significant improvement. He was walking all over the place this morning 💙
Sometimes…rescues aren’t always happy endings. Well, not happy for us as humans…but there’s a point where we have to not be selfish and do what is BEST for the ponies
Cheddar and Sprout are in very bad shape, and on top of that….they are very, VERY old. The vet aged them to be in their mid to late 30s based on their teeth and other physical features.
Cheddar spends 90% of the day laying down, I have to physically walk him to his water to drink. And I have to walk his food to be directly under him. Even at that, his appetite is minimal. Pain medications don’t seem to help at all.
Sprout has absolutely no practical use of his hind leg/hip….and his back feet and lower legs are severely deformed due to lack of foot care, most likely beyond repair without surgery/splints. He spends quite some time laying down as well
On top of leg/feet issues….both boys have very progressed signs of Cushings 😞
The farrier, the vet and myself all feel that at SUCH an old age….putting them through a lot of trauma just to TRY to make them feel better, isn’t practical or fair to them. Making changes to their feet at this point would put even more strain and pain on their old fused joints and bones
We are leaning towards the idea that the KINDEST thing to do for these boys would be to help them cross over to the Heavenly side of the universe 💕
We will keep you all posted.
Cheddar and Sprout are here 💕
Poor Sprouts right stifle is way worse than I thought
And Cheddar is in substantial pain from having foundered
Both boys appear to be pretty old. I’d say late 20s based on their teeth
Their weight is good so that’s nice
They visually appear to have Cushings
I wanted to give a shout-out to the amazing 3 Hearts Farm Animal Rescue for their generous donation to get Cheddar and Sprouts feet done! It takes a village!
She is an amazing rescue and has some intakes of her own so it is even that much more special that she shared the love with us!
Please go like and follow her page to see updates on the beautiful big boys she just rescued 💕
Stormy and Red are spending the month at Pumpkin City in Laguna Hills! ♥️
If you want to go see these two cute boys, along with goats, sheep, birds and more! Go to the pumpkin patch in Laguna Hills!!
While I’m going to miss these boys for the month, I’m beyond happy that they get to go advocate for other rescue minis that they are worth more than being abandoned,neglected and tossed aside, or bypassed because they’re not fancy! They do perfect for putting smiles on little kids faces!
Again! Go visit Red and Stormy at
Pumpkin city
24203 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Newbies incoming 🥺
Sprout is a silver dapple pinto gelding, and Cheddar is a Silver Bay Dun gelding.
Both boys owner passed away and whoever was taking care of them after, unfortunately didn’t do a very good job.
Cheddar spends most of his time laying down because he is in so much pain. We believe he foundered at some point. He will be getting X-rays to confirm yes or no on that.
Sprouts hind feet are extremely twisted and it has caused him to have major issues with his right stifle/leg. He can’t move that leg very much, and when he does….his stifle pops out of place based on the video I’ve seen.
These two boys get here tomorrow, and they need serious help. ANYTHING helps. Our incredible farrier will be coming in a short few days to evaluate them and see what she can do. And both boys will be getting X-rays done.
For now, they’ll be kept in restricted movement, and a little bit of pain meds.
Each boys hoof trims will be $50 and it will take 2-3 trims over a 6 week period to somewhat fix the shape and distortion of their feet. If you’d like to donate a trim, or even half of one, we would insanely appreciate it!
Each X-ray view is $65, and Cheddar will need about 4 views. Sprout will need probably 5-6 views
Thank you for the everlasting support ♥️
Once these boys are back on their GOOD feet, they will be looking for a forever FOSTER home. (We no longer adopt out being that since we’ve moved, I have discovered that MULTIPLE minis we have adopted out have been rehomed breaking contract). But we will announce when they are ready and start taking applications 💕
Throwing around an idea!!
Looking for a potential long term foster home for these two tiny tots!
Raisin (seal bay/black) and Muffin (bay dun) are both still healing from their past. We got Raisin a yesr ago, and Muffin came to us a month ago. Both from the same person.
They are tiny and delicate, and Raisin THINKS she’s the boss so she keeps picking fights with the other minis. So we think it might be best for the two of them to be kept somewhere where Raisin doesn’t have to prove herself day in and day out!
They will NOT be up for adoption. Ever. But a long term foster/feed lease situation. As long as they’re being cared for and loved…I won’t just take them back from you unannounced.
They are fed straight Bermuda hay full time, and get alfalfa pellets at night 🙂 I prefer somewhere local that I can check in on them from time to time
They are both shy, hard to catch. But Raisin will come up for her buckets! She’s getting easier to catch! Muffin is still learning.
You would be responsible for feed and feet (or we can pay every other hood trim). I will cover deworming, vaccines, and any medical upkeep/injuries.
If you might be interested in fostering these two sweet girls, let me know 💕
So….I was big time lied to. I was told by the people I picked this pony up from….that his feet were curled over when they got him a YEAR ago and the farrier was taking him down little by little to avoid injury and such. And I was told the farrier was out of commission so they haven’t been finished.
Come to find out….the farrier fixed them Almost a YEAR AGO!!! As seen on the left. She had them perfect. THEY LET HIM GET LIKE THIS AGAIN! People are sick….and they told me the farrier had been out for family matters but she in fact had still been going there to do all their other horses feet.
People suck /: I’m glad he’s out of that neglectful s-hole
I went out to feed this morning and Stormy didn’t come running up this morning. Instead he kind of slowly, painfully came over to me. He’s hurting this morning 😞
I’m wondering if it’s the cold wet weather, or too much play time yesterday.
I can’t help but be so angry at whoever let him get like this….
The farrier wants to see X-rays before doing anything to make sure he does it correctly and doesn’t hurt him any further
Update: I’ve decided to call him Stormy! Being that yesterday during pick up was a long, crazy, ugly storm! ⛈ I find it fitting haha
I put him in with the herd this morning and he loved the space, and Snickers is in love with him already
I’m convinced that Snickers is the new intake buddy, since anyone new that comes…she glues to them!
He has a clicky hock 😞 due to his feet being in such horrible shape. So hopefully having more space will help!
Hoping to get X-rays of his legs/feet this weekend! The vet quoted $75 per view and would like 2 views per foot. If you’d like to sponsor and X-Ray View, please let me know 🙂 otherwise they’ll be getting done regardless! 💕
Venmo: HaleyMerk20
Zelle: 9519019210
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/haleyosborn95
(Please select friends and family. If you select Goods and Services, they will hold the funds for 21 buesiness days)
Picked up this sweet boy today 💙 his feet are in pretty bad shape. The lady was taking good care of them, they were curled up and over when she got him. Now we’ll be continuing his care for a little while until he goes to his new mommy
We’ll be getting his legs xrayed and see what we can do to get his feet angles more correct and hopefully relieve some soreness he most likely has
If you’d like to donate anything to this little boys rehab, please let us know! Anything helps 💙
Zelle: 9519019210
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/haleyosborn95
Venmo:
Raisin and Muffin seem to be happy to be back together forever 💕
Hoof Trim Sponsor Opportunity!!
A couple months ago we were contacted to help with a herd of basically unhandled lawn ornament POA horses. It took about 1.5 months of coordination and getting help from some ropers to finally load them up. 2 others went to the person that helped gather them!
The two adult appies were haltered in their young days, but haven’t been haltered for 5+ years now. The black mare (baby to the dark bay spotted mare) has never been handled
Baby is 6 months old and out of the same
Spotted mare.
They’ve never ever had their feet done 😞 so I’m hoping to get them comfortable enough with me in the next week or two, so I can sedate them and get them done
At this time, the baby c**t is looking for his forever home. I’ve got him halter broke, he loads and ties, and starting to pick up his front feet.
If anyone would like
To sponsor a foot trim, it’s always appreciated 💕 but they’ll get done regardless!
To sponsor one for a trim, please let me know! It’s $60 per horse and you tell me which one you’d like done!
1 session of 15 minutes and he’s leading 💕
On Friday we went to go help a lady who is needing to rehome her 6 unhandled POA horses.
It took two days and a collective 6 hours, and we finally were able to catch one. The 6 month old c**t.
He’s been adopted by a friend that was there to help, but he’s at our place for now to get some handling!
Meet Wi******er!
Norco, CA
92860
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1 session of 15 minutes and he’s leading 💕
Catori wakes up demanding her formula now. She’s also eating wet food, and the next step for today is mixing the formula with her wet food 🙂 then no more syringe! (She prefers the syringe right now) Her belly isn’t quite as distended and she is still active as can be! I know she can be weaned off if the formula, but since she’s so malnourished, I felt that she could use some
Red and the Girls (Sassy, Tinkerbell and Snickers) all getting their spunk out!
